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Short videos about the English sounds that are easy to get wrong. Freya (British) and Cody (American) show you how to make each sound, then test your ears with a quick game.

Jednostki (21)

  1. 1

    Z or Zed? Tricky letter names

    E or I? G or J? And is it zed or zee? Learn the English letter names that are easy to mix up.

    3:13
  2. 2

    The TH in think (voiceless /θ/)

    Think, three, mouth: put your tongue between your teeth and blow. Not s, not t, not f: th.

    2:06
  3. 3

    TH: this (voiced /ð/)

    This, that, mother: put your tongue between your teeth and use your voice. Not z, not d: th.

    2:14
  4. 4

    The H sound (/h/): hello, house, happy

    The English h is a little breath: hello, house, happy. Say it where it is written, and don't add it where it isn't.

    2:35
  5. 5

    The R sound (/r/): red, right, car

    The English r is made in the mouth, not the throat. At the end of a word, Americans say it and the British don't: car. Both are correct.

    2:36
  6. 6

    The two i sounds: ship & sheep (/ɪ/ vs /iː/)

    Ship or sheep? The long ee is a big smile, held long. The short i is quick and relaxed. Mix them up and you say a different word.

    2:21
  7. 7

    The a sound: bad & bed (/æ/ vs /e/)

    Bad or bed? For bad, open your mouth wide and drop your jaw. For bed, keep your jaw small and relaxed.

    2:19
  8. 8

    A or O? Hat & hot (/æ/ vs /ɒ/)

    Hat or hot? For a, spread your lips and drop your jaw. For o, make your lips round. Mix them up and you say a different word.

    2:11
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  1. 9

    E or I? Pen & pin (/e/ vs /ɪ/)

    Pen or pin? For e, open your jaw a little. For i, keep it almost closed. Mix them up and you say a different word.

    2:16
  2. 10

    Cot or Caught? The accent clash (/ɒ/ vs /ɔː/)

    In British English, cot and caught have two different sounds. In most American English, they sound the same. Both are correct: hear Freya and Cody compare.

    2:54
  3. 11

    The lazy vowel: schwa (/ə/)

    Schwa is the quietest sound in English: a relaxed 'uh'. You hear it in small words like the, a, to and and.

    2:40
  4. 12

    Say the ending: final consonants

    Finish every word: seat, not sea; band, not ban. And a final e is silent, but it changes the vowel: hop, hope.

    2:48
  5. 13

    V or W? Vet & wet

    Vet or wet? For v, your top teeth touch your bottom lip. For w, round your lips and keep your teeth away.

    3:25
  6. 14

    Short & long oo: full & fool (/ʊ/ vs /uː/)

    Full or fool? Both have round lips, but the long oo in fool is held longer. Mix them up and you say a different word.

    2:12
  7. 15

    O or U? Cot & cut (/ɒ/ vs /ʌ/)

    Cot or cut? For o, make your lips round. For u, keep them relaxed. Mix them up and you say a different word.

    2:12
  8. 16

    Three in a row: str, spl, thr

    Street, splash, three: say all the sounds together in one smooth breath, with no extra vowel in between.

    2:22
  9. 17

    One ending, three sounds: the -ed ending

    The -ed ending has three sounds: t in worked, d in played, id in wanted. Learn which one to use.

    3:31
  10. 18

    One ending, three sounds: the -s ending

    The -s ending has three sounds: s in cats, z in dogs, iz in buses. Learn which one to use.

    3:57
  11. 19

    Whose is it? The possessive 's

    The 's in Jack's sounds like s. The 's in Sam's sounds like z. Learn when it hisses and when it buzzes.

    3:49
  12. 20

    Where's the beat? Word stress

    Every English word with two or more syllables has one strong beat. Find it, and say that part louder and longer.

    4:03
  13. 21

    Thirteen or Thirty? Number stress

    Thirteen or thirty? In -teen numbers, the stress is at the end: thirTEEN. In -ty numbers, it is at the start: THIRty.

    3:20

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